Description |
1 online resource (xii, 164 pages) |
Series |
Ethics, law, and aging review, 1076-1616 ; v. 9 |
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Ethics, law, and aging review ; v. 9.
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Contents |
pt. I. Assuring safety in longterm care: ethical imperatives, legal strategies, and practical limitations. Assuring safety in long-term care: the albatross of historical experience / Elias S. Cohen ; At least Mom will be safe there: role of resident safety in nursing home quality / Marshall B. Kapp ; Assuring quality nursing home care: a case of market failure / Lawrence A. Frolik and Stephanie R. Gallo ; Assisted living: safety vs. autonomy / Ethel Mitty and Thomas Clark ; Safety, self-determination, and choice in long-term care: the consumer and obbudsman experience / Beverley Laubert and R. Michael Laubert ; Hazardous to our health: competing values, conflicting agendas, and mixed messages / Eric Mount, Jr. and Kathleen B. Gannoe ; Assuring safety for people with dementia in long-term care facilities: focus on staffing / Iris C. Freeman ; Improving resident safety through quality medical care / Rebecca D. Elon -- pt. II. Independent articles. When value and meaning become monetary rather than moral: issues in geriatric health care allocation / Katrina A. Brmstedt |
Summary |
This volume explores the concept of safety as applied in the long term care context. Chapters examine the way in which the quest for safety may work either synergistically or adversely upon other worthy social goals. Among the initiatives considered are promoting the decision-making autonomy of patients/clients and their surrogates, enhancing the quality of care and quality of life available to long term care residents, and providing fair compensation for injured victims when serious harm occurs. Questions addressed that are of concern to legal and ethical theorists, social science researchers |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Subject |
Long-term care of the sick -- United States -- Safety measures
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Older people.
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Congregate housing.
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Wounds and injuries.
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Older people -- Abuse of.
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Long-Term Care -- standards
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Safety
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Residential Facilities -- standards
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Aged
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Assisted Living Facilities
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Dementia
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Elder Abuse
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Health Care Rationing
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Nursing Homes
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Personal Autonomy
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Personnel Staffing and Scheduling
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Quality of Health Care
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Wounds and Injuries
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elderly.
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nursing homes.
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MEDICAL -- Long-Term Care.
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MEDICAL -- Nursing Home Care.
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Wounds and injuries
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Older people
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Congregate housing
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Mesures de sécurité
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Aspect juridique.
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Qualité des soins de santé
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Soins infirmiers.
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Éthique médicale.
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Soins prolongés.
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United States |
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United States
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États-Unis.
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Kapp, Marshall B.
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ISBN |
9780826116376 |
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082611637X |
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1281806749 |
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9781281806741 |
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9786611806743 |
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6611806741 |
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